Balaiya Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Balaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2071:3,705,630103,250
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Balaiya (203) may also be a first name.

Balaiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Balaiya (Hindi: बलैया, Marathi: बलैया) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balaiya? popularity and diffusion

Balaiya is the 1,070,546th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Balaiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Balaiya are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Balaiya is also the 635,584th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 203 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 3,705,630. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 68 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 11 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 5 percent live. Not including India it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 4 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balaiya in the Marathi language
बलैयाbalaiya84.06
बालैयाbalaiya11.16
बलैbalai2.39
बलेैयाbaleaiya0.8
Balaiya in the Hindi language
बलैयाbalaiya60.71
बलइयाbala'iya30.36
बलईयाbala'iya7.14
बालैयाbalaiya1.79

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balaiya
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